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Turan m & f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian توران (Tūrān), a historical region in Central Asia, originally inhabited by nomadic Iranian peoples. It is traditionally said to mean "land of Tur". The place is mentioned frequently in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

Turid f Norwegian
Modern form of Þórfríðr.

Turin m Literature
Means "victory mood" in the fictional language Sindarin. In the Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Turin was a cursed hero, the slayer of the dragon Glaurung. He was also called Turambar, Mormegil, and other names. This is also the Anglicized name of the city of Torino in Italy.

Tutku f & m Turkish
Means "passion" in Turkish.

Tuula f Finnish
Variant of Tuuli.

Tuule f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant of Tuuli.

Tuuli f Finnish, Estonian
Means "wind" in Finnish and Estonian.

Tuure m Finnish
Finnish form of Tore 1.

Tuvya m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Tobiah.

Tuyến f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 線 (tuyến) meaning "thread, line, ray".

Tuyết f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雪 (tuyết) meaning "snow".

Twila f English
Meaning unknown. Perhaps based on the English word twilight, or maybe from a Cajun pronunciation of French étoile "star". It came into use as an American given name in the late 19th century.

Twyla f English
Variant of Twila.

Txell f Catalan
Short form of Meritxell.

Tyche f Greek Mythology
Means "chance, luck, fortune" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of fortune, luck and fate.

Tycho m History, Dutch
Latinized form of Tyge. This name was used by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), who was born as Tyge.

Tylar m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tyler.

Tyler m English
From an English surname meaning "tiler of roofs", derived from Old English tigele "tile". The surname was borne by American president John Tyler (1790-1862).

Tylor m English (Modern)
Variant of Tyler.

Tymek m Polish
Diminutive of Tymoteusz.

Tymon m Polish
Polish form of Timon.

Tymur m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Timur.

Tyoma m Russian
Diminutive of Artyom.

Tyree m African American
From a Scottish surname, a variant of McIntyre. It has been well-used as an African-American name, especially since the 1970s, probably inspired by other similar-sounding names such as Tyrone.

Tyrik m African American (Modern)
Invented name, influenced by the sounds found other names such as Tyrone, Tyrell, Tyree and Tariq.

Tyriq m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyron m English
Variant of Tyrone.

Tyson m English
From an English surname, originally a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French tison meaning "firebrand". A famous bearer of the surname is boxer Mike Tyson (1966-). This was a rare given name in America before 1960, but it increased in popularity through the 1960s and 70s, maybe because of its similarities with names such as Tyler and Tyrone.

Tytus m Polish
Polish form of Titus.

Tyyne f Finnish
Derived from Finnish tyyni meaning "calm, serene".

Tzila f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Zillah.

Tzion m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Zion.

Tziva m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Ziba 2.

Tzvia f Hebrew
Feminine form of Tzvi.